Hubbard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NICHOLE HUBBARD, et al., Case No. 19-cv-07016-SVK

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING

v. MOTION TO DISMISS WITH

LIMITED LEAVE TO AMEND

GOOGLE LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 203 Defendants.

Defendants Google LLC and YouTube, LLC (collectively, “Google”) operate a video- sharing website (also called “YouTube”) where users may post videos on their “channels” and view videos posted by others free of charge. “Free products are not, however, truly free.” In re Google, Inc. Priv. Pol’y Litig., 12-cv-01382-PSG, 2015 WL 4317479, at *2 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2015). Google collects data from YouTube users, which it uses to generate advertising revenue for both itself and those who own some of the more-popular channels. Plaintiffs—minor children represented by their parents and legal guardians—commenced this putative class action against Google and the owners of certain YouTube channels to remedy the harm they allegedly suffered as a result of Google’s…